Hot-summer Mediterranean
Shady Cove, Oregon
Jackson County, Oregon · Population 3.1k · 1,398 ft elevation
Living in Shady Cove
Shady Cove has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shady Cove is an outdoor hub: about 52% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Shady Cove at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 1,398 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,980 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $249k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,086/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 37%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,642 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 32°F | 4.9″ | 0.1″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | — | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 2.9″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 2.0″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 53°F | 0.4″ | — | 421 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 46°F | 0.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 4.8″ | — | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 32°F | 6.3″ | 1.1″ | 114 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology